There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to La Rioja by plane, bus, train (TGV, Renfe), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus
6h 51m€75–247Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Logronotrain Alv
16h 42m€214–414Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses to Logroño Estación de Autobusesbus
21h 5m€172–414Drive 1,274.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Logroñocar 1,274.2 km
13h 46m€218–315Fly to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL)plane ZRH - RJL
8h 36m€125–505Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ZRH - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Alfarobus
10h 9m€212–518Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZRH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Harotrain
9h 16m€115–295Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses to Logroño Estación de Autobusesbus
21h 55m€97–169
Zurich to La Rioja by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 21h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to fly and bus which takes 6h 51m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to La Rioja. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Logroño Estación de Autobuses via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop and Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to La Rioja. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Logrono via Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 42m.
The distance between Zurich and La Rioja is 1126 km. The road distance is 1274.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rioja without a car is to train which takes 16h 42m and costs €210 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Zurich to La Rioja, including transfers.
Zurich to La Rioja bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to La Rioja train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to train which takes 16h 42m and costs €210 - €420. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €550 and takes 8h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 21h 55m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and La Rioja, Spain?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Logrono via Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h 42m. Alternatively, Iberia and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–390
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Logrono
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Haro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Haro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses to Logroño Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Pamplona to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Want to know more about travelling around Spain
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Train travel in France: A guide to SNCF
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Zurich to La Rioja bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bayonne station.
Zurich to La Rioja train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to La Rioja is 1274 km. It takes approximately 13h 46m to drive from Zurich to La Rioja.
Book your Zurich to La Rioja train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Zurich to La Rioja bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 157+ hotels available in La Rioja.























































